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Most Famous Living Galway Person

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    #32
    Xiney
    Registered Users Posts: 8,085 ✭✭✭Xiney


    Angelica Huston, maybe.

    I'd defintely heard of her before I ever heard of Tommy Tiernan. Or Galway, for that matter.


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    #33
    Arnold Layne
    Registered Users Posts: 975 ✭✭✭Arnold Layne


    Vinny Dodd :D


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    #34
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Xiney wrote: »
    Angelica Huston, maybe.

    She does stay here a fair bit, and lived here a lot when her Dad was alive. Born in US though as far as I remember.

    I'm still going with Lawrence of Arabia! :P (although the two families are friends!)


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    #35
    phelixoflaherty
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    Grand there are all these cool people with past achievements but Paul Hession the fastest white man.
    Outside of that Mrs. Turnip


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    #36
    Jamey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 389 ✭✭Jamey


    Tuam man, John 'Johnny Rotten' Lydon?


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    #37
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Jamey wrote: »
    Tuam man, John 'Johnny Rotten' Lydon?

    Johnny Rotten was born and raised in London.

    His father was from Tuam.


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    #38
    [Deleted User]
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    Declan Ganley

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Galway_people
    A long list of people I mostly don't recognise or know.


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    #39
    [Deleted User]
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    As said before, Nick Leeson. He's known all around the world and there's a movie based on his life with Ewan McGregor.


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    #40
    Mars Bar
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    Eh, The Saw Doctors?

    I'd say the Keane's from Caherlistrane myself. I'm on a Bruce Springsteen forum that's very popular and when Rita Keane died, they had a thread on it and loads of Americans were saying that they love the Keane's music. I was pretty shocked they are that well known...

    and as said above, Nick Leeson is famous...only for the wrong reasons!


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    #41
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    mars bar wrote: »

    I'd say the Keane's from Caherlistrane myself. I'm on a Bruce Springsteen forum that's very popular and when Rita Keane died, they had a thread on it and loads of Americans were saying that they love the Keane's music. I was pretty shocked they are that well known...

    Forgot about the Aunts!


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    #42
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Oh, forgot about Commander Bill down the road :)


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    #43
    snubbleste
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    Nick Leeson is english

    The most famous Galway person is milliner Philip Treacy from Ahrascragh whose creations have adorned royalty and movie stars


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    #44
    dlofnep
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    Ted Crilly.


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    #45
    Cathal01
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    I would definitely say Anjelica Huston.....She lived in Craughwell, went to school in Loughrea and Kylemore and still has ties with Galway.


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    #46
    [Deleted User]
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    Nick Leeson is english

    The most famous Galway person is milliner Philip Treacy from Ahrascragh whose creations have adorned royalty and movie stars
    The Sparrow wrote: »
    Thanks everyone. Galway county or city is fine and living in either area is grand as well if they are not from Galway originally.

    Cheers.:)

    ..


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    #47
    fend
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭fend


    Declan Moffit -- Glenamaddy -- The best of luck :D


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    #48
    Toplink
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    Bunker Lydon


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    #49
    ErnieBert
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    Of ll the people suggested, Nick Leeson is the only one who made front page news in every country in the world. He also had a movie made about him. He is a regular contributor in the media most especially on CNN and Sky.


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    #50
    loser2old4board
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    Sean Tyrrell, Folk singer songwriter.
    Seosamh Ó hÉanaí ( aka Joe Heaney or Joe Éinniú), Sean Nós singer, 1919 – 1984.

    The Stunning.
    Blaze X (1979-1981) were an Irish punk band. The band was formed in Tuam, Co. Galway.

    Lady Gregory, Coole park near Gort.
    A number of famous people stayed there for a while
    like William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge and Sean O'Casey but maybe that's stretching it a bit.

    Still not clear on whether the OP meant people still alive today or not.


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    #51
    antonf
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    Ken Bruen lives in Newcastle, near UCHG.


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    #52
    Mr. Rager
    Registered Users Posts: 1,958 ✭✭✭Mr. Rager


    i thought there might be more internationally famous people in galway than this. i think philip treacy is the most famous, but surely there would be more out of this county?


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    #53
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Fame is fickle though. Leeson had his glory years but the likes of O'Toole and Houston had huge international film presence over decades, and their films will live on. Lawrence of Arabia was almost as big as Gone With The Wind for example!


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    #54
    Dunjohn
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    Johnny Carroll, the trumpet player. Well, he's probably really famous in trumpet circles.


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    #55
    celtictiger
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    Padraig Pearse had a bachelor pad in Rosmuc :)

    Just adding Gráinne Seoighe....also am I mistaken in thinking Gabriel Byrne has a place in Oranmore or somewhere?


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    #56
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    loser2old4board wrote: »
    Still not clear on whether the OP meant people still alive today or not.

    Look at the title of the thread :pac:

    Thanks everyone for your replies. Much appreciated!:)


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    #57
    Mr.Mister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 362 ✭✭Mr.Mister


    Peter o'Toole in my opinion.


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    #58
    Mr.Mister
    Closed Accounts Posts: 362 ✭✭Mr.Mister


    Didn't Martin Sheen attend NUIG for a bit?


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    #59
    beagle001
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    Philip Treacy Hat fella


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    #60
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Probably Tommy Tiernan?

    he is not from galway, just sponged off us for a few years


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    #61
    Sean T Burke
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    Angel from Buffy T.V.S.


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